Hello, I’m Lynne
an urban Appalachian author writing about life at Mid-Century and beyond, food and recipes, writing craft, and more recently fiction stories that give flight to the stories in my head.
Lynne’s Books
Letters to My Son: Reflections of Urban Appalachia at Mid Century
Breaching the Chrysler Building
Mid-Century Recipes from Cocktails to Comfort Food
Writers on Writing: Daily Inspiration for Writers
The View From My Cup: Musings of a (Coffee) Drinker
Looking Back at Charleston
Praise for Letters to My Son – Reflections on Urban Appalachia at Mid-Century: “This little gem nostalgically reveals the other side of growing up in Appalachia – the urban side. It’s a story worth reading.”
— Carter Taylor Seaton
“No! Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.”
— Yoda
“Many people hear voices when no one is there. Some of them are called mad and are shut up in rooms where they stare at the walls all day. Others are called writers and they do pretty much the same thing.”
— Margaret Chittenden
Latest Blogs
The View from My Cup…
The view from my cup…a cobweb in the morning light. Cobwebs are delicate, fleeting works of art and just one of many things I have enjoyed seeing while my face hasn’t been glued to a phone screen...
The View from My Cup – a guest post by Cat Pleska
My view is over the rim of a 1970s vintage green coffee cup, with a cream interior. I’m an unrepentant coffee drinker like my momma was. Mom used to share coffee with lady friends two or three days...
The View from My Cup…. guest post by author Connie Kinsey
The view from my cup… When my son was born. I promised him everything good. I feel like I’ve made good on that promise. On social media, I call him Chef Boy ‘R Mine. He’s the love of my life. A few...
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